While there’s something to be said about the timing of this release, the visceral connection between the lyrics and these unmistakably urgent times is profoundly moving. Fortitude is an album rooted in primitive and environmental themes, whether it’s the ongoing battle of the human spirit and dealing with the nature of suffering, or the blatant war cries for environmental and societal justice. However, unlike their previous work, the messaging and themes behind Fortitude find a way to puncture the soul. Sonically speaking, Gojira wield one of the most nuanced and mature sounding metal albums to date.
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The band’s impeccable sense of groove and emotive heaviness is on full display with Fortitude, but most notably the ethereal and melodic motifs introduced in Magma are given the chance to be fully realized on this record. Taking from where their acclaimed 2016 album Magma left off, their seventh studio album Fortitude is yet another career high for the french quartet. It’s a seemingly rare instance, but as far as modern metal goes Gojira is that band. Seldom does a band sound exponentially better after each studio album, whilst already having a near flawless discography. His drastic pivots from crisp melodies to explosive screams help conceptualize his virtuosic capabilities, all of which elevate him and the band to a tier they’ve not reached on prior albums. Furthermore, vocalist Keith Buckley performance on this record cements him as one of finest vocalists in modern rock.
Thematically, it’s one of the only heavy music releases to tackle themes of the COVID-era we’re all living in, but in a way that actually resonates with the listener. However, instrumentally the band is firing on every cylinder here, and with the help of Will Putney as producer it’s the best the band has ever sounded, and it’s quite possibly Putney’s best sounding record to date. Given the variety of nuances spread throughout this record, it’s an ambitious undertaking from a compositional and production standpoint.
With their ninth studio album Radical, Every Time I Die has stirred up an unmatched cocktail of sporadic hardcore, groove metal, and anthemic rock. Sure, Infinite Granite is fairly tame compared to the band’s previous records, but it’s arguably more unique in its approach to heavy and powerful songwriting. Choruses explode with a frenetic bliss, and are often accompanied by the band’s excellent lead guitar work, but the real cherry on top is how well vocalist George Clarke performs as a singer. While they amplify textures from their already pronounced shoegaze aesthetic, Deafheaven maintain their uniquely extreme sonic atmosphere but funnel it through hard hitting rock songwriting. In fact, Infinite Granite is far more than a simple alt-rock album. However, first impressions are often temporary, and after a deep dive into 2021 ’s Infinite Granite it ’s apparent that the band has crafted something contrastingly brilliant from their previous work.
As a longtime fan of Deafheaven it was rather lukewarm news to find out they were ditching their black metal roots, all in favor for a more straightforward shoegaze/alt-rock album.
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